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Newspaper
Spencer News
Location
Spencer, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1910
Page
4
Read as a fragmentary dispatch from Des Medies AO News letter, the text discusses factional conflict, political contest between Progressives and rivals, and the urging of securing power. It mentions a looming confrontation over control of the city, a reference to quotes about a possible civic stand, and challenges to opposing factions amid chaotic, opaque prose.
The note thanks friends in Clay County for kindness and words of encouragement. It expresses appreciation for support and reads that the paper aims to be a worthy food-focused publication, regardless of monetary gains.
Local editorials critique public life and governance while printers’ notes are stamped as safe, aiming for clear reader understanding. The passage ridicules self serving officials and praises plain speech in reporting.
The article argues the paper risks conceit by not running a contest yet asserts confidence in delivering results. It claims the publication will hustle itself and rely on two key factors to secure victory, signaling proactive effort and self reliance.
The readable lines describe a spring vote and social mentions with scattered names and places. The text is fragmented and contains many garbled terms, making definitive entities hard to extract.
We present a brief notice urging THELMA and related names in a terse public call. The source fragment hints at a local or organizational alert featuring THELMA with a formal signature OU. A. Bjornstad dated 23-tf.
Buck and Kirkpatrick advertise optional payments on five percent farm loans. The terse line suggests a financial offer or promotional note likely from an old classifieds or lender advertisement.
Mrs Wilson’s warmth lifts a family’s spirits after a tough morning. Johnny’s gratitude grows as Mr Wilson funds a dollarn a week raise and a promotion to partner, while May Wilson’s gentle encouragement sparks sunshine at home. The scene ends with a call for more kind words to brighten daily life.
Waterford folks spent a calm Sunday at the lake as schools in the area close for summer. Attendees included Win and Mrs Scharnberg, Amiel Scharnberg and wife, and John Peters and wife at a Spencer circus last Tuesday. Several teachers traveled to Spencer Wednesday for uniform county certificate exams. Anna Dyhrkopf injured her foot but is recovering. Farmers hope for rain after a dry spell. A dance occurred in Wallace last Saturday.
An old warning notes a summer cold, if neglected, can turn into bronchitis or pneumonia. Advises prompt Foley's Honey and Tar to loosen the cough, soothe inflamed air passages, and expel the cold. Sold by all druggists.
A fragmented historical note advocates regulating corporations in the public interest. It criticizes private ownership, calls for remedies to curb abuse, supports compulsory arbitration and open shop principles, and envisions symmetric rights, worker profits, and eventual state-led public use if owners resist regulation. Conclusion promised next week.
A garbled string of quiz answers parodies history and literature with mock claims. It jokes about Crusades, England crops, ships, rivers, and a misattributed battle. It riffs on Becket, Chaucer, poets, sovereigns, and language quirks, ending with a medical advertisement for Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea.
Vignettes from Ruthven and vicinity include visitors to the Drapp ers and Schosser families, a Free Methodist Camp Meeting led by Rev Gouthy, and daily sermons at 2 and 8 pm. Local social calls, farming notes, and a quip about bachelorhood mingle with travel to Spencer and Geneva as townsfolk attend events and maintain rural routines.
Everly Mr. Barto and family from Fairmont visit Adams home along with Prof. K B Steece who was here last week. Theo Leslie and Mamie Jones return from Hartford South Dakota a week ago Monday. M F M Ladies Aid met at Mrs Skalitzky’s home last Wednesday. Jake and Edna Wohlenberg visit relatives in Sheldon and plan to return to Alcester South Dakota. Jesse and Helen Gordon come back from Rock Rapids last Tuesday. Mr Chamberlain and wife of Spencer visit Wm Warren’s home a week ago Friday. A week ago Saturday night A T Jones ships a car of hogs to Milwaukee. C H Peterson and wife back from Sioux City trip. Mrs Wehde departs for Colfax Iowa for rheumatism treatment. M E ladies to serve dinner on the 4th of July. Mrs SXane and daughter return from Sanborn a week ago Sunday. Lt St Moeller and wife and Mrs John Jolden and daughter return from Milford a week ago Monday. D D Treleven returns from Waterloo where he attended the Grand Lodge of Masons.
200 acre farm with improvements 23 miles northeast of Dickens Iowa. 160 acre farm 1} miles southeast of Royal Iowa with improvements. 160 acre farm in Clay County Minnesota four miles from Averill without improvements. Two lots in Tacoma Washington. Farms offered to close an estate with reasonable terms. W H Lamar A W Miller St Spencer Iowa Admr's.
Fostoria residents share visits and travels with relatives in Spencer Madrid and Arnold’s Park. Guests include Miss Ida Jorth Mrs. Edith and Lola Carr and many local families planning gatherings at the O. J. Anderson and Mauss homes. Conversations note illness convalescence travels and community events with a focus on social calls and examinations.
Real estate listings describe multiple properties for sale in South Dakota and nearby counties. Entries include farm acreage from 46 to 240 acres with cultivable land, houses ranging from 4 to 9 rooms, barns, wells, windmills, and outbuildings. Prices per acre vary from 50 to 100 dollars, with terms and contact notes, including Box 307 Ruthven Iowa.
Several weeks in Fostoria ended with a return home last Friday. Mrs. Tess and Miss Schunemahn welcomed their mother during a recent visit. The parsonage family joined Erffmire Lomer guests last Thursday. Sylvia Ferguson resumes head clerk duties at Heikens and Tjaden store. Frank Brigham came back from Iowa Falls where his ill father was visited. Ione Doty spent time with Fostoria friends. Riley and Noehren bought R G Heikens & Co hardware stock and prep to take possession. Mrs. Douglas of Camden Ohio, widow of George Douglas, is staying with her son for an extended visit.
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